Marc's reviews

Great use of what is there. I like the long holes and use of elevation. We needed one of these up here. The signage and teepads are incomplete, so once that stuff is finished, the overall grade will also improve.

I should first mention that I haven't been here recently, and I've heard that Boyne Valley DGC has began working to improve many of the "cons" I've listed below. Once their hard work is finished, Avalanche can easily be an A-range course.
The course itself:
Pros: A great hike through the woods on a beautiful piece of property. I love playing this course in the spring, but the morel mushrooms can get distracting. There is a good mix of shots as far as wooded/open and short/long. Lots of ben ... continue reading ›

I should first mention that I haven't been here recently, and I've heard that Boyne Valley DGC has began working to improve many of the "cons" I've listed below. Once their hard work is finished, Avalanche can easily be an A-range course.

The course itself:
Pros: A great hike through the woods on a beautiful piece of property. I love playing this course in the spring, but the morel mushrooms can get distracting. There is a good mix of shots as far as wooded/open and short/long. Lots of benches to sit on. Fairly easy to navigate. The view of Lake Charlevoix at the top is magical.
Cons: Non-matching baskets, rough teepads, some of the walks in between holes are ridiculously long.

Running Tournaments:
Pros: The warming hut is great for running tournaments, as well as being really close to downtown Boyne City.
Cons: The course ends at the very top of the hill, which makes for a long walk back to hole #1. The three added tournament holes help fix this. Also, we used to be able to drive a truck up to the top to get people up to their starting holes during tournament play. The city has since blocked that path to the top, so some players are forced to walk all the way up that hill. While this is an issue at many tournaments on "ski-hill" courses, I feel Avalanche is an extreme case of it.